Buyers Put Handbrake on Europe’s Car Makers

7/16/2013 6:49AM

This year continues to be a major disappointment for European car manufacturers. Registrations in June were down 5.6% compared with a year earlier and down some 25% on six years ago. Matthew Curtin looks at the impact of the euro zone’s economic woes on the auto sector.

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